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bean-counter

accountant We asked the bean-counters to look over the figures in the new budget.

by a country mile

by a long distance, by a wide margin Black Beauty won the race by a country mile. She was far ahead.

count on

depend on, rely on We can count on Tanya. She always comes to choir practice.

count one

depend or rely on getting something before one has it Don

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

down for the count

defeated by an oponent, out of the contest Chad was down for the count. He couldn't get up.

lose count

forget how many you counted, lose track There were so many falling stars that I lost count.

pad an expense account

claim more money than spent, add false expenses How can I pad my expense account if I don't have receipts?

stand up and be counted

say you support and will vote for it, stand up for If you really believe in gay rights, you will stand up and be counted.

at the aftermost count

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at the aftermost ˈcount

according to the latest advice about the numbers of something: She’d activated for 30 jobs at the aftermost count.Learn more: count, last

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stand out stand over stand pat stand (someone) in good stead stand (someone) up stand to lose stand to reason stand up stand up and be counted stand up for stand up to stand up to someone standoffish stark raving mad stars in one start a fire under him start from scratch at the end of (one's) fingertips at the end of (one's) rope at the end of (one's) tether at the end of nowhere at the end of rope at the end of the day at the end of the line at the end of the rainbow at the end of your tether at the expense of at the expense of somebody/something at the feet of at the forefront at the forefront of (something) at the grass roots at the hand of at the hand(s) of (someone or something) at the hands of somebody at the hands of someone at the height of at the helm at the helm/tiller at the high port at the instance of at the last chance saloon at the last count at the last gasp at the last minute at the last minute/moment at the latest at the least at the mercy of at the mercy of (someone or something) at the mercy of somebody/something at the moment at the most at the outset at the outside at the point of (doing something) at the present time at the ready at the rear of at the receiving end at the risk of (doing something) at the risk of doing something at the same time at the stroke of (some specific time) at the summit of (one's) success at the tender age of at the time at the top of (one's) game